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stopdiggin

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6. Correct. The briefing included no such proposal - making the header

Reply to Fiendish Thingy (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 25, 2025, 06:06 PM

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egregiously misleading.

(what Leavitt kept asserting was presidential authority - whether or not that is a correct, or fully legally grounded, assertion. nonetheless, quite different from saying that they 'propose' or 'plan' to tear down .. )

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Administration now proposes to demolish both entire White House and Jefferson Memorial [View all] struggle4progress Oct 25 OP

Propose? Fiendish Thingy Oct 25 #1

It's a bit late to believe the Administration's threats of desatruction struggle4progress Oct 25 #3

Do you seriously believe he will tear down the Jefferson memorial? Nt Fiendish Thingy Oct 25 #14

I didn't expect him to tear down the East Wing struggle4progress Oct 25 #15

That doesn't answer my question Fiendish Thingy Oct 25 #17

Yes. Especially if he wants to build guest cabanas the water haele Oct 25 #19

That belief is not grounded in reality Fiendish Thingy Oct 25 #20

Correct. The briefing included no such proposal - making the header stopdiggin Oct 25 #6

They told us they wouldn't tear down the East Wing, then said struggle4progress Oct 25 #9

and yet - the difference between asserting that somebody SAID something stopdiggin Oct 25 #13

There's also a gap between somebody saying they WON"T do something struggle4progress Oct 25 #16

the JOURNALIST floated the idea ! stopdiggin Oct 25 #18

Trolling is a stretch MerryBlooms Oct 25 #12

I cannot listen to that Trump humping POS Leavitt Skittles Oct 25 #2

I don't think I could be near her without giving her a slap in her smirking face redwitch Oct 25 #5

Yet his Matthew28 Oct 25 #4

Are the Neo Nazis Still Denying being Cha Oct 25 #7

Well.....What The Hell! BBbats Oct 25 #8

"Destroy" ? IcyPeas Oct 25 #10

This is what they think about our country. Irish_Dem Oct 25 #11

I don't know landlord/tenant law in DC MurrayDelph Oct 26 #21

Mark my fucking words maxrandb Oct 26 #22